Sink fixture



Oct. 14,1941. H. s. SMITH SINK FIXTURE' original Filed Feb. 1, 194,0`

MYI/1 I A W49/ m l we INVENTOR Hoe/rcs 6. .5M/zw BY aM/wmjzf ATTORNEYS Reissued Oct. 14, 1941 Horace S. Smith, Kinsman, Ohio, assignor to The Glauber Brass Manufacturing Company,Kins-, man,\'0hic, acorporationeof=0hio-f-A..f f-

Original No. 2,218,662, dated October 22, 1940, Seral No. 316,804,1ebruary 1;'1940. 'Application for reissue-'filed July 10,-1-94A1.; Seriali No.

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This invention relates to improvements in sink fixtures; and has to doWith combinationktures in which valves for hot andcol'd"water latein-'l corporated to control the ilow of either 'oneor a `mixture' of both from a common exit. Fix#- turesr of this kind Acommonly""employ-a swing spout disposed between the two valves through which the-water isV deliveredf It is also :known to provide in addition to the swing spout a hose connection with 'a spray nozzleon the extremity thereof through whichwater may be delivered if desired and to providera diverter valve 4by means 'of which the operator may'cause Walter to 'ow alternatively 'either tol` the spout orto the spray nozzle. The present inventionis 'concerned with an improved means for-accomplishing the latter purpose. 'I One ofthe objects of the invention is the provision of ascrew fvalvecooperating with either of twoopposed valve seats,` Vwhichare immovably positioned', oney in each of' two sep-l arable parts of a valve body; andwith which `a double valve piece embodying'two non-rr'ietallic washers cooperates. "Another object of the invention is the provision of' diverter valve 'apparatuswhichshall be readily accessible for repair Vor;replacement. Other objectsandfeatures of novelty will' appear as I proceed with the description 'of that embodiment of the invention which, for the purposes of` the' present application; I[lri'ave illus-l trated in the accompanyingdrawingyirrwhich Fig; lis a plan View of a sink 4fixture embody'- ing the invention.' Fig. 2 is avertical section taken substantially onthe line'2-2 of"Fi`g.`1`. 1'" Figs. 3' and 4 are horizontal detail sectional views' taken substantially 'on theline's 3;-`3"`an`d 44`respectivel`y of Fig.' 2. In the drawing, II)r represents the ledge of a metal sink directly behind the sink"'-cavity. Suitable openings II`, I2' and I3' are provided in this ledge forthe reception ofthe upstanding parts of a Valve'body'located 'otherwisebeneath the ledge. These upstanding parts" comprise threaded sleeves I4 'at eachfend ofthe fixture", one only of which is illustrated, anda central sleeve I5. 'Ihe fixture is clamped to theledge Il) by means ofitsnl threaded on the two sleeves I4 and working through washers I1 to grip the ledge against radial ilanges I8 on the x'ture below the ledge.

Two valve stems I9 and 20 with handles 2l and 22 at their upper ends are provided for turning on or off the hot and cold Water respectively. These Valves may be identical in constuotion,-fand as illustrated at Vthe left side of Fig. 2,".may comprise a-'threaded collar 23"turn' ing in a"correspondinglyithreaded wall"24 and having a valveli-pioe -25' arranged to" engage 'a reinovablean'd" replaceable valvefseatmeinber 26; `Inorder to present asmo'ot'h exterior these control Tvalves"v comprise metal escutch'eons i 21 and- 2'8' which areprieferably plateda'nd polished and are"held inf positionbylcl'amp'irig nuts 29 and 3U 51 f j: i. 11.11;

*Hotfand cold water, represented by the arrows A and 1113; may enter' the valve!bodyfwhen` the control *valves* atthe'ends' of the'lfxture are ope'andwill thenflovwinwardlyv toward and into tliewce'tral sleevemerhber' I5. 3 Positioned centrally within the' latter member there 'is-5a tubularcastingl' 3I withf'a valve'se'at32'atv its uppernd' "Ihis' casting is threadably inounfted ihlth'e valve bodyat 133'# and `has--a-downwardly projectingnipple 34' -for receiving a fleiible rubbrhose Q35 lwhich is clamped to theV nipple 'by a' hollow nut f 36. .Whilenot Yheieiri@illustrated it is tobe understoodthat the hose 35 ma'yextend t'upwardly'thipugh'fari opening'in the ledge |20 4`'a11d"r`n`ay carry on-its opposite "extremity a spray nozzle for rinsing=dishes,fruit, and the L..." l ,l "QXL, A""'Ihe valve body above the sleeve member I5 hasan upwardly continuing portion 131* roughly cylindrical @in *shape* which isprovided with a downwardly facing fvalv'eiseat 38? thatis opposed toand`- spaced from- Valve' seat 32. The'body member 3-1 isprefe'rably 'mountedin the sleeve member I5 by a threaded' -joint `'asshownfand isl'hollown ltofprovide a path for water to iiow upwardly from the Valve seat 38. Intermediate itselengthy this body-'member Vhas fa spider* or bridgeiin whichfareVv formed aseries of `perforations't4llarrangedfin acircle vsurrtnniding a central threaded'pp'ening in which Visfin'iou'nted a threaded p'oti'on'4I ofthev valve stem 42h-This valve 'stem has-a' reduced lower* endfupoi which is mounted `a metal washerU43 lwith peripheral flanges "eiitendingf bothI upwardly and"do'w`n wai-diy. LAG aslne'ts`r 44 "and "'45" Aare positioned in the" cavitiesforinedby these ilange's;"the upper gasket; being adaptedy to' engageV'alve'^seat-#38 and the uower'gasket bing adapted- -fro engage Valve seat 32. The lower extremity of the stem 42 is threaded and has a flattened side indicated at. 46, Fig. 3, in order to receive a D-washer 41. A nut 4B threaded onto the stem works through D-washer 41 to clamp the Washer 43 with its gaskets 44 and 45 against the shoulder at the an escutcheon 49 similar to the 'escutcheons 2l and 28 is employed. ,Y

50 is a swing spout which at its rear end has a downwardly projecting hollow trunnion that extends into body member 3l and has a bore of larger diameter than the -exterr'ial diameter of the stem 42. Suitable means are provided to rotatably support the trunnion 5I within the body member 3l which, in the illustrated embodiment, comprises a split spring ring 52 that is set within an annular groove formed in'the trunnion, the ring 52 resting upon an annular shoulder 53 of the body member. Above the ring there is a suitable packing 54 which is held in place by a gland nut 55. A short tubular extension 56 is provided on the upper side of the spout 55 in alignment with the trunnion 5|, through which the stem 42 protrudes with clearance. This extension is threaded externally to receive a gland nut 51 covering packing 58.

A hand wheel 59, or other form of hand grip, is secured to the upper end of stem 42 for convenience in turning the latter. 'Ihe threads 4I are relatively coarse and preferably of such pitch that a 180 movement of the stem is suicient to actua'te the diverter valve from one operative position to the other, In order that the operator may know how the valve is set at any given time the handle 59 may be marked to provide that information, as for example by the letters I-I, meaning hose, and S, meaning spout. When the H is forward, as in Fig. l, the valve is Set to cause flow of water through the hose. When the handle 59 is turned from that position clockwise through 180 however the letter S will be in front, which will indicate that the valve isset to cause ilow of water through the spout.

It will be observed that both of the valve seatsV 32 and 38 are portions of the valve body and are therefore xed in position at all times.A Also, the operation of the valve by screw action provides positive engagement of the valve with either one of its seats, eliminating any leakage of water from the outlet not then in use and serving to hold the stem against rotation when the spout 5G is swung from one position to the other.

- Havingvthus described my invention, I claim: 1. In a combination xture, a -central upright valve body of two separable aligned parts, said body having therein opposed spaced valve seats, one in each of said parts, through which water may flow upwardly or downwardly, a swing spout mounted in the upper one of said valve body parts, a valve stem extending through the said spout concentric with the axis around which the spout turns and threadably mounted in the upper one of said valve body parts below said spout, a double valve piece on the stem having 2. In a combination fixture, a central upright valve body of two separable aligned parts, said body having therein opposed spaced valve seats, one in each of said parts, through which water may flow upwardly or downwardly, a swing spout mounted in the upper one of said valve body parts, a valve stem extending through the said spout concentric with the axis around which the spout turns and threadably mounted in the upper one of said valve body parts below said spout, a double valve piece on the stern having upper and lower washers of non-metallic material for engagement with-one or the other of said valve seats alternatively, the joint between said valve body parts being located at a point intermediate thepositions of the two valve seats, and a handle at the upper end of said stem above said spout operative l through a predetermined angle regardless of the angular position of the spout for moving the valve from one operative position tn the other,

3. In a` combination fixture, a horizontal conduit, avalve at each end of said conduit, a sleeve member extending upwardly from the middle of saidconduit, a tubular member extending upwardly vfrom said conduit intosaid sleeve member and having a projecting lower'end carrying a nipple Vfor attachment to a flexible hose, a valve seat at the top of said tubular member, a body member removably securedto said sleeve member and extending upwardly therefrom, a downwardly facing seatin saidbody member, a diverter valvestemin said body member carrying a double valvepiece Y adapted to cooperate alternatively with either of said seats, a swing spout oscillatably mounted in the upper end of said body member concentric with said stem, and a handle for the stem above said swing spout whereby the diverter valve mechanism is located entirely above Vvthe -s'aid horizontal conduit for accessibility in servicing.

f4. In a combination fixture, a central upright valve body of two separable aligned parts, said body having therein opposed spaced valve seats,`

one in each of said-parts, through which water may flow upwardly or downwardly, a swing spout mounted inthe upper one of said valve body parts, a valve stem extending through the said spout concentric with the axis around which the spout turns and threadably mounted in the upper one of said valve body parts below said spout, a removable double valve piece on the stem having upper'and lower washers of non-metallic material for engagement with one or the other of said valve seats alternatively, and a handle at the upper end of'said stem above said spout operative through 'a predetermined angle regardless ofthe angular position ofthe spout for mving'thevalve 'from one operative position to theother; l

` HORACE S. SMITH. 

